IPL 2021, CSK vs RR Highlights: Super Kings beat Royals by 45 runs

Jaydev Unadkat gets a single off the first ball of Dwayne Bravo's over. Rahul Tewatia hits the ball in the gap, gets a couple of runs. SIX! Tewatia hits that one straight to the mid-wicket fielder but he trips over the boundary after taking the catch. The substitute fielder Krishnappa Gowtham fails to keep his balance. SIX! This time Tewatia hits it way over Gowtham's head. A huge six. Too late though. A dot ball to follow. WICKET! Tewatia hands a simple catch to Ruturaj Gaikwad. He departs for 20. RR 137/8 after 19 overs

Another tight over from Moeen Ali. Just four singles from Ali's third over. Sam Curran into the attack to bowl his final over. He starts off with a dot ball. SIX! Jaydev Unadkat moves across and hits the ball over fine leg boundary for a maximum. A dot ball to follow. Unadkat misses the next one, gets one byes. Rahul Tewatia picks up a single as well. FOUR! Unadkat gets another boundary. Expensive over from Curran. A single to end, Unadkat retains strike. RR 122/7 after 18 overs

Dwayne Bravo back in attack. Jaydev Unadkat and Rahul Tewatia manage to score 8 runs from the over. The required run rate is 21 now. This is going to be a big win for CSK and a major boost for their net run rate. RR 105/7 after 16 overs

Rahul Tewatia and Jaydev Unadkat in the middle. It is too big a ask from them now. Two singles from the over. Ali has given three runs in his two overs and taken two wickets. RR 97/7 after 15 overs

WICKET! Riyan Parag succumbs to the pressure of dot balls and takes the aerial route. Ravindra Jadeja takes an easy catch and it is second wicket for Moeen Ali. WICKET! Chris Morris goes for the big one too and Jadeja completes another easy catch. Ali gets two wickets in his second over. RR 95/7 after 14.3 overs

Ravindra Jadeja continues. Rahul Tewatia is the new batsman in. The run chase is getting out of hand. Just three singles from the over. Royals need 94 runs from the last six overs. Jadeja finishes his spell taking two wickets and giving 28 runs. RR 95/5 after 14 overs

Moeen Ali introduced into the attack. David Miller plays it back to the bowler, a dot ball. A quick single off the next one. Riyan Parag is the new batsman in. He plays the ball towards mid-on, a dot ball. He gets off the mark with a single. LBW! Moeen gets the in-form Miller and he chooses not to review. RR 92/5 after 12.5 overs

David Miller comes in to bat. He scored a half-century in the previous game. Miller gets off the mark with a single. Two more singles to follow. LBW! Jadeja traps Dube in front of wickets and the review does not save him either. RR 90/4 after 12 overs

BOWLED! Jos Buttler beaten by Ravindra Jadeja as the ball hits the stumps. Jadeja has the last laugh in this battle. Buttler misses his fifty by just one run. RR 87/3 after 11.1 overs

Dwayne Bravo into the attack and starts off with two wides. He continues to bowl full and wide. Two dot balls to Shivam Dube. He gets a single off the next. Buttler gets a single after a dot delivery. Despite the wides, Bravo has bowled well so far in this over. Another wide from the Caribbean bowler. Another dot ball to end the over. RR 87/2 after 11 overs

Jadeja continues, Buttler gets a single towards backward point. Dube mistimes the pull shot but gets a single. Two dot balls to follow. Buttler fails to reverse sweep. SIX! Buttler backs away, clears his front leg and hits it for a 82-metre six. That was a no ball as well. FREE HIT! Just a single for Buttler. A single to end the over. RR 81/2 after 10 overs

Shardul Thakur continues. FOUR! Short and wide from Thakur and Shivam Dube slaps it away for a boundary. The next one hits Dube's pads on the way to MS Dhoni, a dot ball. Two more singles off the next three deliveries. FOUR! Thakur pitches it up and Dube lofts it over the fielder for a boundary. RR 70/2 after 9 overs

Ravindra Jadeja into the attack. Shivam Dube gets off the strike with a single. FOUR! Jos Buttler plays the reverse sweep and gets his third boundary. A much-needed one after Samson's wicket. FOUR! Buttler reverse sweeps again and gets another boundary. Jadeja slows it up, a dot ball to Buttler. He takes a single off the next one. A risky single to end the over. RR 60/2 after 8 overs

Shivam Dube is the new batsman in. Sam Curran ends the powerplay overs with a dot ball. Shardul Thakur is the new bowler. Jos Buttler gets a single off the second ball. Dube is taking his time. He gets a single off the fourth ball of the over. Two more singles from the over. Just four runs from Thakur's first over. RR 49/2 after 7 overs

Sam Curran continues. MS Dhoni is using his opening bowlers in the powerplay overs. No changes. Just two singles off the first two balls. WICKET! Samson throws his wicket away. He finds the mid-off fielder and Bravo makes no mistake. Big wicket for Royals. RR 45/2 after 5.5 overs

Sanju Samson is the new batsman in. He lets the first ball go to the wicketkeeper. Deepak Chahar continues despite the first two expensive overs. He starts off with a wide. FOUR! Jos Buttler hits it down the ground for a boundary. SIX! Buttler goes big this time. This is turning out to be expensive over from Chahar. He follows it up with two dot balls. Buttler finds the gap, gets a couple of runs. A dot ball to finish off the over. RR 43/1 after 4 overs

Sam Curran continues. Two singles off the first three deliveries. SIX! Manan Vohra picks that one early and hits it over mid-wicket for a maximum. WICKET! Vohra goes for the shot again but finds Ravindra Jadeja. Curran draws first blood. Another disappointing score for Vohra. RR 30/1 after 3.5 overs

After Curran's economical over, things go back to usual for Rajasthan. Chahar comes back and so does the boundaries as Buttler (15*) pulls away a slower, short ball through backward square leg for four runs. Vohra's on 7* on the other end. RR: 20/0 (3 overs)

Jos Buttler and Manan Vohra open the chase for Rajasthan as Deepak Chahar restarts the proceedings with the ball. Buttler gives his team a perfect start with a straight drive to the ropes on the very first ball. Vohra too hits a boundary later on. RR: 11/0 (1 over)

Dwayne Bravo hits it inside out and gets a couple of runs. SIX! Bravo finishes with a flourish. He stays deep in the crease and hits it over long-on for a maximum. Bravo remains unbeaten for 20 runs off 8 deliveries. CSK 188/9 after 20 overs

Shardul Thakur comes in to bat. Mustafizur bowls him a yorker, just a single. That was a no ball from Mustafizur. FREE HIT! A couple of runs for Bravo. The direct hit leads to an additional single. Bravo miscues and throws his bat while going for the big shot. The ball lands safe between the two fielders, a couple of runs. RUN OUT! Shardul Thakur goes for a non-existent run and runs himself out for 1. CSK 180/9 after 19.4 overs

Mustafizur Rahman starts the final over with a yorker. Sam Curran digs it out and goes for a second run. He gets run out. Curran departs for 13. CSK 174/8 after 19.1 overs

Dwayne Bravo comes in to bat. CSK bat really deep. FOUR! Typical inside out shot from Bravo and he finds the gap with ease. FOUR! This time he beats the point fielder Chetan Sakariya. Two fours in a row. Morris follows it up with a wide down the leg side. Another wide from Morris. Bad over from Morris despite the wicket. A dot ball to end the over. CSK 173/7 after 19 overs

Chris Morris continues. Ravindra Jadeja edges the ball to the third man, gets a single. FOUR! Jadeja slogs and gets a thick outside edge. It carries over the short third man fielder for a boundary. WICKET! Morris' bouncer gets the better of Jadeja as he departs after scoring just 8 runs. CSK 163/7 after 18.3 overs

Sam Curran comes in to bat. He gets a couple of runs off the first ball he faces. SIX! Curran hits the slower bouncer for a six over point. Great start to Curran's innings. CSK need more of those. He is in sublime form. Another couple of runs off the next one. Just a single to end the over. CSK 158/6 after 18 overs

Chetan Sakariya to bowl his final over. FOUR! MS Dhoni picks the slower one and hits it towards deep extra cover for a boundary. WICKET! Dhoni loses the grip and his one-handed shot carries to the covers fielder. He departs for 18. Sakariya gets his third wicket. CSK 147/6 after 17.2 overs

Chris Morris to bowl the 17th and 19th over of the innings. Ravindra Jadeja plays the ball off his hips, gets a single. MS Dhoni gets off the strike with a single towards mid-off. Jadeja comes down the track and misses the slower one. Samson errs and Jadeja steals a single. FOUR! Dhoni hits his first boundary. Is this a start of carnage in death overs? Dhoni hits it down the ground and gets a couple of runs. A single to end the over. CSK 143/5 after 17 overs

Mustafizur Rahman into the attack and MS Dhoni gets a couple of runs off the first ball, thanks to misfield. Next ball, Parag does well to get to the ball and throw it back quickly but Dhoni gets another couple of runs easily. Mustafizur bowls a slower one, Dhoni defends, a dot ball. Dhoni mistimes and teases Mustafizur, just a single for him. Jadeja walks down the pitch and works the ball towards mid-wicket for a single. A dot ball to end the over. Meanwhile, Dhoni has a strike rate below 60 after facing 11 deliveries. CSK 133/5 after 16 overs

MS Dhoni finally walks out to bat at No.7. He defends the first ball he faces in his typical fashion. Rahul Tewatia is back in attack. Ravindra Jadeja gets a single off the next ball. Dhoni goes for a quick single but Jadeja says no. The skipper manages to get back with a full-length dive. Tewatia keeps Dhoni quiet. Good decision from Samson bring Tewatia into the attack. A single to end the over. CSK 127/5 after 15 overs

Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman in. Still no MS Dhoni. Jadeja plays it towards long-on, gets off the mark with a single. Sakariya bowls a slower bouncer and Raina fails to get bat on it. Umpire gives it wide. Raina survives run out as Samson could not hit the target. A dot ball. WICKET! Raina plays it straight to mid-off fielder Chris Morris. He departs for 18. CSK 125/5 after 13.5 overs

Chetan Sakariya back in the attack. Ambati Rayudu plays the ball towards covers, gets a couple of runs. Sakariya follows it up with a wide ball. WICKET! Rayudu hits it square and almost gets it over the ropes. Parag takes another catch. Rayudu departs for 27. CSK 123/4 after 13.2 overs

Jaydev Unadkat is back into the attack. Suresh Raina mistimes the ball towards on side and gets a single off the first ball. Unadkat bowls a back of the length delivery, Rayudu defends it well on the back foot, a dot ball. Similar delivery and Rayudu guides it over the third man for a single. Raina plays an awkward flick off the next ball, manages a single. Rayudu comes down the track but Unadkat does not give him much room, just a single. FOUR! Raina gets a lucky edge as he goes for a slog. A boundary to finish off the over. CSK 120/3 after 13 overs

Rahul Tewatia continues. Ambati Rayudu gets a single off the second ball he faces. Suresh Raina gets a single as well. 100 up for CSK. SIX! Rayudu goes on the back foot and clobbers it over mid-wicket for a massive six. SIX! This time Rayudu gets on one knee and hits it straight for the second six in a row. A dot ball to end the over. Another expensive one for Royals. CSK 112/3 after 12 overs

Riyan Parag, the man with the golden arm comes in to bowl. Parag starts off with a dot ball. SIX! Parag dances down the wicket and hits it over long-off for a maximum. A dot ball to follow. Parag follows it up with a wide. Rayudu takes the aerial route again but mistimes, the ball falls short of the fielder. Suresh Raina chips the ball over offside, a couple of runs. SIX! Raina gets on one knee and hits the ball over mid-wicket for a big six. 16 runs from Parag's over. CSK 98/3 after 11 overs

Ambati Rayudu is the new batsman but off strike. Raina gets a single. Rayudu defends the first ball from Tewatia. He goes inside out off the next one, gets a couple of runs as Riyan Parag does well in the deep. A single to end the over. CSK 82/3 after 10 overs

Rahul Tewatia into the attack. He starts off with a dot ball. SIX! Ali goes for the big shot off the slightly short delivery but finds the fielder in the deep. Introducing leg spinner against two left-handed batsmen works for Royals. Ali departs for 26. CSK 78/3 after 9.2 overs

Chetan Sakariya back in the attack. Moeen Ali gets a couple of runs after mistiming the ball towards offside. Good running between the wickets. Ali gets beaten by the slower one and edges the ball. It beats the fielders on the edge of the circle, another couple of runs. FOUR! Ali missed that one and the ball hits him high on thigh. The ball beats the wicketkeeper and runs to the boundary. Ali bowls too short, a wide delivery. Ali goes deep into the crease and digs out the fuller delivery. Just a single. Just a single more from the over. CSK 77/2 after 9 overs

Chris Morris continues and starts off with a dot delivery. SIX! Ali punishes Morris for bowling a short one. Another six for Ali. A dot ball to follow. Ali gets a single, Raina on strike. Morris bowls a yorker to Raina. That length was not expected by Raina and he defends it well, a dot ball. Another dot ball to end the over. Morris comes back well after getting hit for a maximum. CSK 66/2 after 8 overs

Just a single more from Morris first over in powerplay. Suresh Raina is the new man in. Mustafizu Rahman continues. A dot ball to start with. FOUR! Ali edges the ball and gets a boundary. 50 up for CSK. Ali defends the next ball. SIX! Ali picks the slower ball and hits it over mid-wicket for a big six. First six for Ali in the innings. The Englishman plays the ball square of the wicket and gets a single. Mustafizur bowls a short one to Raina but turns out to be too short. The umpire signals wide. A dot ball to end the over. CSK 59/2 after 7 overs

Chris Morris has been introduced into the attack to bowl the final over of powerplay overs. Morris starts off with two dot balls to Moeen Ali. Morris bowls a slower bouncer and Ali pulls. Unadkat does well to dive to his left and save the boundary. Just a single. WICKET! Du Plessis falls into the trap and miscues it to Riyan Parag at point boundary. Du Plessis departs for 17-ball 33. CSK 45/2 after 5.4 overs

Moeen Ali is the new batsman in. He has been impressive for CSK so far. Ali gets off the mark with a single. FOUR! Du Plessis plays a cute shot to hit the ball wide of fine leg fielder for a boundary. FOUR! Almost a replay of previous shot, Du Plessis plays the scoop shot and gets the same result. A dot ball to follow. SIX! Du Plessis goes down the wicket again and hits the ball over long-off for a maximum. He is toying with Unadkat. FOUR! Du Plessis holds still and hits the ball straight for a one bounce four. Unadkat takes a beating in powerplay overs and is likely to get a third over during this period. CSK 44/1 after 5 overs

Mustafizur Rahman introduced into the attack. Faf du Plessis struggles against the in-swinger, a quick single for him. Gaikwad comes down the crease and misses the ball completely, he survives. A quick single for Gaikwad next ball. A direct hit from Chris Morris and he would have been a goner. Next ball, now Du Plessis gets a quick single. WICKET! Gaikwad gives in and goes for the big shot off the slower ball. Chris Morris takes an easy catch inside the 30-yard circle. The CSK opener is out for 10. CSK 25/1 after 3.5 overs

Jaydev Unadkat continues. Gaikwad gets a single off the first delivery through offside. Du Plessis works the ball towards square leg, gets a single. Unadkat pulls the length back by a bit, Gaikwad defends it towards short cover, a dot ball. Another slower one from Unadkat, Gaikwad plays it towards mid-on to scamper for a single. FOUR! Du Plessis charges down the wicket again but this time plays it towards mid-wicket for a boundary. A single to end the over. CSK 22/0 after 3 overs 

Chetan Sakariya bowls from the other end. Gaikwad plays the first one towards midwicket to get a single. Faf du Plessis finds the gap through offside to get off the mark with a single. Sakariya beats Gaikwad off the next one, a dot ball. This is a crucial match for the CSK opener as he is yet to fire in this season. If he fails tonight, Robin Uthappa is more likely to replace him. Another dot ball to follow. Gaikwad flashes his bat at the wide delivery and gets a single. SIX! Du Plessis comes down the wicket and hits the slower ball over long-on for a six. CSK 14/0 after 2 overs

DROPPED! Jaydev Unadkat nearly got the wicket off the first ball. First slip fielder Rahul Tewatia could not hold on to that one. A boundary for Ruturaj Gaikwad to get off the mark. A dot ball to follow. Gaikwad punches and gets the ball in the gap, gets a single. Unadkat bowls a sharp inswinger to Faf du Plessis, a dot ball. Two more dot balls to follow. CSK 5/0 after 1 over

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis in the middle. Jaydev Unadkat, the Man of the Match from the previous game to open the bowling for Rajasthan Royals. 

No changes for us. Same team. Getting out on good deliveries is okay. Last year would have taught him (Ruturaj) on the highs and lows. As support staff, you can motivate all you want but one you are out there, you are on your own. The pitch looks a bit tacky to start with. Needs to assess things as it comes and also need to keep an eye out on the dew.

We're going to bowl first. It suits well in these conditions. We just need to keep it simple, we trust our team and teammates. We bat really deep. Knowing that you have a deep batting line-up allows you to express yourself. Same team. They're a tough opposition, we respect them but we're sure of giving them a tough competitive game.

RR XI: Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman

CSK XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar

Sanju Samson wins the toss, elects to field first.

Dwayne Bravo is currently the fourth-highest wicket-taker in IPL history with 155 wickets to his name. Bravo needs two more wickets to get past Piyush Chawla who has 156 wickets. Lasith Malinga is currently at the top of the list with 170 IPL wickets. 

CSK's star batsman Suresh Raina needs two more sixes to reach 200 sixes in IPL. If Raina hits two sixes tonight, he will become the seventh player overall and fourth Indian player to reach the feat. Currently, Chris Gayle leads the list with 352 sixes under his name. 

Hello and welcome to CSK vs RR live blog. Last season, RR dominated CSK in the two encounters in the league stages. In the first game, CSK failed to chase down a daunting target of 217 and lost by 16 runs. In the second game, CSK could put only 125/5 while batting first and the modest total was chased down by RR easily with 15 balls to spare. Dhoni will be hoping for a turnaround this season.